Assistant Manager

Are you a motivated team leader with an eye for detail wanting to bring your skills to a global, difference-making company? You’ve come to the right place.  

As long as you’re ready to lead by example and champion a customer-first mindset, you can make a difference as an Assistant Store Manager at Specsavers in Sainsbury's, Castlepoint. Alongside your hard work keeping our store and team running like clockwork, we’ll support you to grow your skills even further than you thought possible. You’ll be at the forefront of bringing better hear and eye care to your community, while progressing your career and supporting others to do the same. In short, this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. 

Our store   

Located in the Sainsbury's in Castlepoint, our store is right in the heart of things - surrounded by shops, cafes, and a vibrant local community. We’re easily accessible by public transport, with a wide range of bus routes stopping nearby. There’s also parking available close to the store!

Our team   

You’ll be joining a friendly and experienced team. We’re a close-knit group who support each other and regularly socialise together!

What’s on offer?  

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:   

• A salary of up to £29,000 (depending on experience)
• 40 hours per week (with regular weekend working)
• We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
• Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
• WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most
• Complimentary subscription to the Headspace app 
• Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you and your family
• Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
• Enhanced family leave and company sick pay

What we’re looking for? 

• Great communicator 
• Experience in Optics is great but not essential
• Commerically minded
• Experience in assisting managing small/medium teams OR supervisory experience in a large team
• Eye for detail 
• Be flexible and adaptable 
• Passionate people person 

Find out more 

If you have everything we’re looking for and are excited by this opportunity, we’re excited to hear from you. We can’t wait for you to apply!